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Lady Margaret Clifford 1540–1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 Sept 1596

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Clifford

Mother: Eleanor Brandon

Spouse(s): Lord Stanley

Children(s): Sir Stanley, Margaret Stanley

In 1540, Lady Margaret Clifford entered the world in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Clifford And Eleanor Brandon. Lady Margaret Clifford married Lord Henry Stanley, and had children including Margaret Stanley, Sir John Stanley. Lady Margaret Clifford passed away in 1596 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Lady Margaret Clifford entered the world in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Clifford And Eleanor Brandon.
  • Lady Margaret Clifford married Lord Henry Stanley, and had children including Margaret Stanley, Sir John Stanley.
  • Lady Margaret Clifford passed away in 1596 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Clifford
1517–1570
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Brandon
1519–1547
Birth Location: Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Lord Stanley
1531–1593
Birth Location: Lathom House, Nr. Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.
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Children(s)

Sir Stanley
1572–1619
Birth Location: Ashford, Kent, , England
SS
Margaret Stanley
1570–1670
Birth Location: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
MS

Lady Clifford's Ancestors

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Lady Clifford
1540–1596
Birth Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Clifford
1517–1570
Eleanor Brandon
1519–1547
Westhorpe, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Hendrik (Lord Clifford Earl van) Cumberland
1493–1542
Margaretha Percy
1495–1540
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Clifford's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret) Clifford (1540–29 Sept 1596) m. Lord (Henry) Stanley (Sep 1531–25 September 1593)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Stanley 1572–1619 m. Susan Lancocke 1574–1619 m. Ruthe Garland 1574–1617
    1. 1. Timothy Stanley 1604–1648 m. Elizabeth Morrice 1602–1675
      1. 1. ABIGAIL STANLEY 1639–1734 m. SAMUEL COWLES 1639–1691
        1. 1. Isaac Cowles 1675–1756 m. Mary Andrews 1674–1708
        2. 2. Samuel Cowles 1662–1748 m. Rachel Porter 1658–1743
    2. 2. john Standley 1596–1634 m. Susannah Aspinwall 1603–1655 m. Elizabeth Uredge 1600–1632
      1. 1. John Standley 1624–1696 m. Sarah Fletcher 1625–1713 m. Sarah Scott 1625–1661
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stanley 1672–1713 m. John Wadsworth 1662–1718
        2. 2. Thomas, (STANLEY) Sr 1649–1713 m. Anna (Ketchel) Peck 1665–1718
    3. 3. Thomas Stanley 1597–1663 m. BENNET TRITTON 1609–1665
      1. 1. Sarah Stanley 1631–1711 m. John Wadsworth 1630–1689
        1. 1. Nathaniel Wadsworth 1674–1761 m. Dorothy Ball 1682–1763
        2. 2. John Wadsworth 1662–1718 m. Elizabeth Stanley 1672–1713
  2. 2. Margaret Stanley 1570–1670 m. Henry Finch 1558–1624
    1. 1. Margaret Saywell 1597–1639 m. John Flood 1592–1658
      1. 1. Mary Washington 1635–1679 m. Robert (R) Briggs 1635–1686 m. Henry (Briggs) Sr. 1599–1686
        1. 1. Elizabeth Briggs 1675–1749 m. James (Wyche) Sr 1691–1749

Lady Clifford's Timeline

5 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Lady Margaret Clifford in Brougham Castle, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Brougham Castle, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Birth of Lady Margaret Clifford in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England
1540
1540
Birth of Lady Margaret Clifford in Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom
1596
28 September 1596
Age 56
Death of Lady Margaret Clifford in Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
1596
29 Sept 1596
Age 56
Death of Lady Margaret Clifford in Cleveland Row, Middlesex, England
Cleveland Row, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Brougham Castle, Brougham, Westmoreland, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1596
    Event Place: Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sept 1596
    Event Place: Cleveland Row, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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